the date when seven of them entered the border and three of them were detained on March 12
2015. According to the official we got in touch with, they were all sent to the Regional
Directorate of Gjirokaster. The register did not contain information whether these citizens had
sought asylum during the time of detention and stay in the border crossing point of Tre Urat,
Permet.
The detention area was made up by one room with a surface of 4 square meters and
standard dimension windows of 1 x 1 meters, enforced with bars, and furnished with two sofas of
standard market dimensions. The toilet facilities comprised one space with three toilets, one
shower equipment out of function and two sinks in function.
The transportation of the detained persons and the persons accompanying them was
organized at least up to Permet.
The reception conditions are expected to be in function of the possible migratory fluxes,
as long as Tre Urat border crossing point may be targeted and crossable.
The main request of the staff is related to the possibility of having accommodating
premises at least in Çarçova, which is considered the most reachable area from the border
crossing point, and to the possibility of having vehicles for organizing the transportation of the
detained but also the staff of Tre Urat Border Crossing Point.
In the framework of drafting preliminary emergency measures in case of a high presence
of citizens needing international protection and humanitarian assistance at border, Çarçova
would be the best place to accommodate them before sending them to other centers or returning
them to the Greek territory.
Border police station at Kakavije Border Crossing point – Date 07.10.2015
This border crossing point is part and subordinate to the Regional Border and Migration
Directorate of Gjirokaster County. At the border crossing point, besides the passport check
points and relevant staff, there were two offices equipped with information technology (TIMS
system) and a staff specialized in identifying and proceeding the cases of problematic citizens
entering the Albanian territory through the passport check points. The station used to operate at
Kakavije border crossing point.
The reception facilities at this border crossing point were located on the hill close to this border
crossing point, which is reachable via a 100 meters long tunnel. According to the officials we got
in touch with, there was also a road enabling the travel by vehicles to the top of the hill, where
there is located the building of the Special Operational Group.
However, this tunnel is the one used for persons detained at that point and for those who
are brought as detained and apprehended in the green border.
The monitoring group was introduced to the work done and practices followed up to that
point in case of problems with different categories. One of the most worrying categories was the
one of persons declared as admissible or inadmissible in the Greek territory due to the
insufficiency of financial means, insufficiency reported by the Greek party based on the
disputable reasoning that according to the Schengen area rules, one should have with him/her or
available an amount guaranteeing 50 Euro daily expenses, which for the 90 permissible days of
residence, amounts to 4500 Euro.
Registers of detainees were verified. The record of persons belonging to category INAD
found that there was ambiguity in the notes at the columns that marked the residence and
passport number. It was recommended to resolve this problem promptly.
The persons identified and looked up in the system TIMS by the Border Police, i.e.
persons who have encountered problems with their documentation, persons wanted by the police,
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